Let’s take a look at the total revenue per apu for the original revenue, the revenue after increasing the basic education component by 4%, and the revenue after increasing the entire formula by 4%.
The maps below provide the total revenue per APU for each scenario and the shades of color are “binned” by quintile - meaning each bin has 20% of the total public school districts, which is between 65 and 66 districts per bin.
The first thing that jumps out from the maps below is that our most rural districts, particularly along the borders of the state, receive the highest revenue per APU, no matter which scenario.
What we are looking for if there are any shifts/patterns in districts that receive the highest revenue per APU over the course of five years for each scenario. Glancing at these maps shows that there is very little change.